Chapter 182: The Price of Youth

The Notts County players retreated for 10 minutes, but as time passed, they were shocked to find that the opponent's offense was not strong?

Yes, on the one hand, I feel that the opponent's attack is not resolute, and on the other hand, after calming down, I feel that the opponent's offensive routine is not a big threat to me. A novel ＜＜＜﹤﹤＜≤≦≦＜＜≤≦≤≦≤

With this, can the counterattack begin?

Iniesta, who was assigned to the midfielder to control the rhythm in this game, gestured quietly to several teammates around him.

The Celtics took possession of the ball, and the midfielder slowly fell down, like drinking coffee to kill time.

Notts County attacked like a clenched fist, and the five players launched a high-intensity pressing in an instant.

Unprepared, the Celtics were stealing the ball.

Notts County's counterattack begins!

Meirelles directly sent the ball to the feet of Ribery on the flank. The French winger roared into the opponent's half as if he had a motive under his feet. The simple spiking action in the high action was connected to the high explosive force. , you will be able to throw off the opponent's defense, and then you will be unstoppable as if you are entering a no-man's land.

And there are Villa and Sneijder in the middle, Kuyt in the back, Meireles and Iniesta in the second echelon, and the Celtics are in the penalty area in an instant. Nearby, Notts County has more players than Celtics defenders.

Celtic fans in the stands, who have been as happy as the festival, exclaimed in unison. Who would have thought that he was still on the offensive just now, but in a blink of an eye, the ball had already hit his door. Wouldn't it be so thrilling? what!

David jumped up from the sand the moment Meireles intercepted the ball, staring nervously at the ball, but what he received was the slightly contemptuous look of the Celtic chairman next to him.

After Ribery attracted a central defender, he immediately passed the ball to the goal.

Villa swept the ball into Celtic's goal before the opponent interfered.

A very simple goal, but it was all done in four or five seconds, and it was enough to make the blood boil.

After Villa scored, he did not celebrate wildly, but got up and hugged the ball from the goal and ran back, equalizing the score or even reversing the score to win the game.

The Notts County players returned to their own half before celebrating the goal.

The goal gave them hope that they could take away a win from Glasgow.

The Celtics players were a little confused, and what happened in just a few seconds caught them off guard.

Just lost the ball?

A bit sloppy!

However, they also understand that Notts County's counterattack this time is indeed sharp, not to mention that they are slack, even if they concentrate all their energy, I am afraid they can't prevent it.

But it doesn't matter. Since they already know the opponent's counterattack ability, they can shift a large part of their energy to defense, as long as they can maintain the advantage of these two goals. Then they have achieved their strategic purpose.

After the game restarted, the Celtics pulled back a little bit, and instead of continuing to open up the attack as before, they passed it in the backcourt.

Notts County, with the momentum of a rainbow after the goal, quickly launched a high-level press, and even the two full-backs rushed to mark the man at half-court, only the two center-backs were slightly behind, which was better than before. Extreme defense is a more extreme tactic.

Even though the Celtics were mentally prepared, they still did not expect that Notts County's explosive force would be so strong in an instant.

The ball changed hands quickly, and Notts County turned the corner, and for the first time on the road, they showed their most proud and fierce offensive.

It turns out that the opponent is really not strong!

This is the first thought after Notts County pushed Celtic back to halftime through a strong attack.

Notts County, who has regained the state of the game, is like a god, and it is out of control.

Villa grabbed a point wide;

Meireles shot wide;

Westerman's head-shaking attack from the corner was hit by the opponent's goalkeeper;

Ribery's inside shot hits the post;

......

A short time later, Notts County launched an indiscriminate bombardment around Celtic's goal, and the front of the goal was full of turmoil.

But today's luck does not seem to be on Notts County's side. The continuous threatening shots failed to break through the opponent's goal. It seemed that there was a transparent force blocking Notts County's goal.

The Celtic players were a little breathless. Notts County's offensive made them feel as if they were a small fishing boat in the turbulent ocean, which could be smashed by tens of meters of waves at any time.

This breath has been holding on, Notts County has been unable to score a goal, and this breath is rags, lingering on.

Until the 79th minute of the second half, Notts County was still unable to score again, and the players seemed to have problems with their physical fitness.

The Notts County players couldn’t attack, and the Celtics players also struggled to defend. At this time, it was a contest of willpower.

The disadvantage of being two goals behind is like a sword hanging over the head, reminding the players of Notts County all the time that if you want to win, you must continue to rush! rush! rush!

However, the Celtics have achieved the ultimate in defense. It is the kind of completely abandoning offense, abandoning face, and abandoning everything. Their purpose is only one, and that is to hold the score until the end of the game.

At the last moment, Notts County's corner kick, even Diego Lopez rushed into the opponent's penalty area to compete for a header, but unfortunately, Iniesta's corner kick was directly obtained by the opponent's goalkeeper.

When the Celtics goalkeeper drove the ball high into the air, the referee also blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Celtic beat Notts County 3-1 at home and won the first-round clash.

For Notts County, compared to a positive scene, they are not willing to accept this score, but the result is such that no one can change it.

At least they have scored an away goal. As long as they can play a 2:o at home, they can advance to the next round with the advantage of more away goals. Therefore, this score is really not the end of the world.

This game was the first non-strategic abandonment game that Notts County lost this season. Although the result felt a little unacceptable, it did not affect Notts County's continued progress.

Everyone can see that if it wasn't for Notts County's collapsing performance in the first half, this game would not have been the result. It can be said that Notts County paid the price for their youth. (To be continued.)